Quote of the day
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.
Michael Schudson

Born: November 3, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Michael S. Schudson is Professor of Journalism in the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
Known for:
- Discovering the News (1978)
- The sociology of news (2003)
- The good citizen (1998)
- The Power of News (1982)
- Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press (2008)